Living with health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder can feel like a constant battle with your own thoughts. You may have found yourself worrying about a physical sensation, wondering if it was a terrible disease that would claim your life or freedom. You could be someone who goes to the doctor frequently, seeking reassurance with various tests or scans to ease the anxiety. While this reassurance often does temporarily ease that anxiety, it often returns, and sometimes more strongly than before, in just a few days or weeks. You can feel exhausted by this cycle of worry, reassurance-seeking, temporary relief and then worry again. The clinicians at Houston Health Psychology specialize in guiding individuals like you toward a life free from the grip of anxiety.
What Sets Us Apart
Living with health anxiety can feel like a constant battle with your own thoughts. Together, we can work with the evidence-based techniques that we deploy to free you from the grip of this stress. We focus on the following therapies to treat this issue:
Exposure Therapy: facing your fears in a controlled and supportive environment is a key component of overcoming health anxiety. We’ll work together to gradually expose you to anxiety-inducing thoughts and situations, empowering you to build resilience and tolerance.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): unraveling the tangled web of worried thoughts is at the core of CBT. By identifying and challenging negative thought patterns, we’ll reshape your mindset and develop healthier coping tools to manage anxiety.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): embracing acceptance doesn’t mean giving into anxiety. ACT focuses on clarifying what most matters to you, fostering mindfulness and committing to actions that are aligned with a life you find meaningful, even in the face of anxiety.
Begin Your Journey to Peace
You don’t have to face health anxiety alone. Take the first step toward a calmer, more resilient you. Contact us to schedule a consultation or learn more about how these therapies can guide you toward a life free from the burden of health anxiety.
